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EU wants funds for 'stronger defence policy' amid coronavirus threat
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown EU cooperation into the spotlight. How armed forces and civil protection services work to ensure health security has come into focus, from building hospitals to transporting goods. The EU's foreign policy chief said that he wants to see funding going to defence.
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Euroviews. In the blink of AI: How facial recognition technology is capitalising on the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View
What will happen when we emerge into the post-coronavirus world? Will these often invasive technological powers be de-escalated when the threat has passed? Or will they be held in place under the pretence of public protection?
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Euroviews. The EU’s post-coronavirus Marshall Plan must have a focus on improving its digital economy ǀ View
A Marshall Plan for today's economy should invest in technology, promote digital free trade, and align its industrial strategy with allies such as the US and Japan to resist the growing economic and security threats posed by China.
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Euroviews. Unlocking the potential of the social economy is one way to ensure a COVID-19 recovery ǀ View
At Caritas Europa, we urge EU institutions to approve an ambitious Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 as soon as possible, taking into account the new socio-economic situation. As part of that, effective investments in the social economy should be mobilised.
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Confusion persists as England goes own way in relaxing lockdown rules
Lockdown loosening measures for England are in place from today despite criticIsms that the rules remain confusing and may endanger the lower-paid. It comes as the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer extends the furlough scheme until October.